Animals

From tiny ponies to heavy draught horses and rapid thoroughbreds, explore the history and variety of this noble animal that helped shape human history.A stunning celebration of the equine world, The Horse Encyclopedia is a fully illustrated book about...

An RSPB audio and book guide to the birdsong of Britain's best known bird species. Birdsong is the natural soundtrack to our lives and can evoke a powerful sense of time, place and season. Often profoundly beautiful, it is also the most effective way...

A fact-packed fun book of puzzles. Test your knowledge and get thinking with this fact-packed National Geographic Kids fun book of dog themed puzzles. More than 100 brain-tickling wordsearches, sudokus, crosswords, quizzes, spot the...

Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2023'A remarkable suspense debut... exciting and unsettling.' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowHe won't rest until he finds out the truth...Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding...

This fun, photo-filled, fact-packed guide will get kids outdoors to discover the different types of bugs around them. From dragonflies and damselflies to crickets and grasshoppers, kids will learn all about different insects, invasive species,...

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favourite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with first-hand insights...

The follow-up to the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Other Minds A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The scuba-diving philosopher explores the origins of animal...

Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points outdoors with more than 140 varieties of creepy crawlies to find...

Whether you're an experienced angler or have only just picked up a rod, this is an indispensable reference guide to fishing. The Complete Fishing Manual is your definitive guide to all things fishing, covering everything from strategies and techniques to...

The greatest wisdom comes from the smallest creaturesThere is so much we can learn from birds. Through twenty-two little lessons of wisdom inspired by how birds live, this charming french book will help you spread your wings and soar.We often need the...

Celebrate the world of dinosaurs in this alphabet of exquisite pop-ups.From the allosaurus to the zuniceratops, discover dinosaurs great and small in this prehistoric pop-up alphabet. Featuring a selection of popular, unusual and incredible dinosaurs,...

The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive, from buying the right...

My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.'What we all need,' said...

The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious,...

The first collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. This edition contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young...

George Farmer is based in the UKAbout the AuthorGeorge Farmer is an internationally renowned aquascaper, and considered one of the leading authorities on the subject. He is the co-founder of the UK Aquatic Plant Society (UKAPS), which was formed in 2007...

'A magisterial diary for bird lovers.' Observer WINNER - BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023 The Telegraph As seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023 'Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I loved this book so much.' Sophie Pavelle, author...

Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points with more than 140 bird-related things to find. From robins to...

A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guideBritain's Butterflies is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Containing hundreds of stunning colour photographs,...

"Animals in Translation" is the culmination of Temple Grandin's extraordinary life's work, drawing upon the latest research, her distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience of being autistic. With co-author Catherine Johnson,...

The first novel in the magical White Fox series - a beautifully illustrated tale of a young fox and a magical moonstone. '[A] delight, full of peril, friendship and mysticism' FINANCIAL TIMES A young white...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426313769Author Darlyne A. MurawskiFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Discover this remarkable account of twenty-one years in remote Kenya with a troop of Savannah baboons from the New York Times bestselling author of Behave.'One of the best scientist-writers of our time' Oliver SacksBrooklyn-born Robert Sapolsky grew up...

'joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday Times 'enchanting' Nature A book about...

In parks, on downlands and heaths, by motorways, overlooking firths: the racecourses of Britain and Ireland are as various as the people you meet there. Some - Newmarket, Epsom, the Curragh - are rich in history, and among the most celebrated sporting...

'A national treasure' Daily ExpressTo mark and celebrate National Hedgehog Awareness Week, Pam Ayres has written a less-than-fond farewell from perspective of the 'last hedgehog left on earth' - a delightful, hilarious and thought-provoking elegy to that...

Welcome to the museum! There are more than 160 animal specimens to be discovered in Animalium, the first in a series of virtual museums. Wander the galleries - open 365 days a year - and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851532308Author Chris O'ToolePage Count 8Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council

From the stars of A Christmas Gift from Bob, now a major motion picture with Luke Treadaway, the incredible and heartwarming sequel to the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob. 'Close proximity to animals does wonders for your mental health. Close...

A love letter to the small but mighty dachshund or, as it's more affectionally known, the Sausage Dog. This book - almost as adorable as its namesake - proves that sausage dogs are not just sweet, soft and a little...

Turn your outdoor space into a sanctuary for nature and join the rewilding movement today!Introducing Wild Your Garden, a practical guide to rewilding your outdoor space, with advice, inspiration and step-by-step projects brought to you by Gardeners'...

'Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year.' JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL'This lovely book is almost as thrilling as the bird's immortal song - balm for a troubled soul and a glimpse of paradise.' JOANNA LUMLEY______________________________Come to the...

THE THRILLING NEW YORK TIMES #2 BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM C.J. BOX. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging killers - one animal, one human - in this riveting adventure from award-winning author C.J. Box. A rogue grizzly...

With a new afterword, Why You Are Here: A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summitAs a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening...

From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER AWARD'A tale of obsession ... vivid and arresting' The TimesOne summer evening in 2009, twenty-year-old musical prodigy Edwin Rist broke into the Natural History Museum at Tring, home to one of the largest ornithological...

One of New York Times' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls!This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. One of the best science picture books for children, Shark Lady is a must for...

She was looking for wine. Instead she found friendship. (Okay, it was with three animals, but she really hadn't drunk any wine at that point, promise.) --- Come, dearest reader, and dive into this book. It's warm and safe in here, which you will have...

A fully revised, comprehensive photographic field guide to the dragonflies of Britain and IrelandBritain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Written by two of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426321023Author Christina WilsdonFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...